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The gist .of the Agedcy's case against recognizing marijuana's acceptance as
= safe is toassertothat more studies, more. Cests are needed. The Agency has
-presented highly qualified.and respecCed expe/Lts,, reseaFchers and others, who_
hold-that view. But, as demonstrate_ i.h the discuss:ion in Section °Vabove_ it
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is unrealistic and unreasonab|e.to require unanimity, of. open,on on the question
confronting us. For°the: reasons there indicated, a. ccep_ance by a significant
minority of doctors is all that can reasonably be required° This record makes
it abundant!y clear that such acceptance exists in the United States,
.Findings are made above with respect to the safety of medically supervised
use of!marijuana by glaucoma patients. Those findings are relevant to the safety
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issue even though the administrative _aw judge does not find accepted use in
treatment of glaucoma to have been shown.
Based upon the facts established in this record and set out above one must
reasonably conclude that there is accepted safety for use of marijuana under
medical supervision. To conclude otherwise, on thi,s record, would be unreasonable:
arbitrary and capricious.
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